I had a PA800 and, out of the box, it sounded like it had a blanket over it. It was dull, lifeless sounding, even after e.q. My customers (fans, clients, whatever) even TOLD me it didn't sound as good as what they were used to hearing from me.
It had the original OS.
I want to know how PA800 owners think it sounds in comparison to Yamaha, Ketron, Korg, Roland.
Thanks,
DonM

Hi DonM
If the OS is less then version 1.5 then it will sound like a cheap Wal-Mart special, however if you upgrade the OS to 1.5 or above you will not believe it is the same instrument, as the sound is totally transformed.
Hope this helps

Bill

How can an upgrade make such a huge difference????? Alarming thread.

DONM

out of the box it sounds so so

but if you are not lazy and edit sounds\styles\add samples, it can become a killer ,and you can ask my fans they hear the difference,

Sounds to me like we have an indication of a gross lack of (KORG) quality control here! I bet those Indonesians were laughin’, smokin’ crack cocaine, and swilling liquor while they were supposed to be checking the 800’s out. Sounds to me like some of em' might have spilt a little of their hooch into the speakers.

Cheers!

R/I

Since the PA-800 is a home keyboard, it is questionable how many owners would want to (or be able to) do all this work to make their instrument sound "killer".

Should sound that way out of the box, in my opinion.

Ian

Ian - you're spot on. Seems crazy to me that a company can charge mega bucks for a home keyboard yet they haven't optimized the settings to sound good on the rack in the store or when the buyer turns it on.

If there are standard settings that need to be set, they should be set at the factory.

Cheers!

R/I

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Very true. The S900 sounds killer right out of the box (IMO). Hopefully, there is a simple fix to the 800 to make it sound "killer".

How about the Double D's? (Dnj/Dave). Have you guys had to do extensive tweeking. Do you still love the 800?

The Korg site showcasing sounds/styles is amazing. That's what I'd expect.

And what about the freeze problems I read about on the Korg forum? Seems many have this problem.

zuki

You're right. I played an S900 at Guitar Center and the sounds were great! I asked them if they had any samples loaded or if they had been modifying the patches and they said they had just unpacked it. The S900 sounds and plays great. Might be my next keyboard.

Cheers!

R/I

rikki has just bought a PA800 and loves it. And she is an experienced arranger user having owned Yamaha, Ketron and Technics keyboards. I trust her judgement. Obviously the PA800 is capable of competeing with other arrangers out there.